To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1623.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FINSTAD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 50, March 17, 2023, Pages H1294-H1295):
  Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: Amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide a retail exemption for propane facilities used for agricultural purposes.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 1623, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1623

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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